Nintendo 64 Longplay: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

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  • čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
  • 0:00 Start
    2:40 Battle of Hoth
    9:20 Escape from Echo Base
    23:00 Asteroid Chase
    31:00 Ord Mantell Junkyard
    45:30 Gall Spaceport
    1:19:45 Mos Eisley and Beggar's Canyon
    1:27:00 Imperial Freighter Suprosa
    1:44:00 Sewers of Imperial City
    2:01:00 Xizor's Palace
    2:26:00 Skyhook Battle
    Played on a PAL copy of the game.
    Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a video game developed and published by LucasArts. Primarily a third-person shooter, the game also utilizes multiple types of vehicular combat sequences. It was released for the Nintendo 64 on December 3, 1996, and a version for Windows 95 was released nearly one year later on September 17, 1997. The game was re-released for Windows systems on May 3, 2016 through Good Old Games. The re-release allows the game to play properly on 64-bit Windows installations.
    In the game, the player controls the mercenary Dash Rendar in his efforts to help Luke Skywalker and rescue Princess Leia from Prince Xizor's hands. It is part of the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multimedia project and takes place as a backstory between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Tracks from the multimedia project's soundtrack are used as the game's musical score. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Shadows of the Empire was the third top-selling Nintendo 64 game for 1997, with more than 1 million copies sold.
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  • @N64Archive
    @N64Archive  Před 3 lety +319

    2:40 Battle of Hoth
    9:20 Escape from Echo Base
    23:00 Asteroid Chase
    31:00 Ord Mantell Junkyard
    45:30 Gall Spaceport
    1:19:45 Mos Eisley and Beggar's Canyon
    1:27:00 Imperial Freighter Suprosa
    1:44:00 Sewers of Imperial City
    2:01:00 Xizor's Palace
    2:26:00 Skyhook Battle

    • @bretts510
      @bretts510 Před 3 lety +26

      I remember playing this game at 5 years old my older who 8 years senior then me made it look easy RIP brother best feeling in the world to game out with you

    • @hagron5702
      @hagron5702 Před 2 lety +3

      I love that the author pinned your post.
      I always feel like people who take the time to watch a video and then post timestamps in the comments would be good editors. :)

    • @Keith-tw9fk
      @Keith-tw9fk Před 2 lety +3

      Go away, Sir!

    • @SylkaChan
      @SylkaChan Před 2 lety +2

      There should be a Remake of this.

    • @rickymoranjr9609
      @rickymoranjr9609 Před 2 lety +4

      @N64 Archive too bad they never made a Remastered version of this game, I loved playing this game when the Nintendo game systems were still popular. in fact: this was the first Star Wars game that got me hooked and I've played every Star Wars game ever since.

  • @Adam-bq6ic
    @Adam-bq6ic Před 4 lety +1906

    this game was anxiety inducing, and really hard as a kid

    • @YamiAnubisX
      @YamiAnubisX Před 4 lety +180

      Sewer level was the worst.

    • @LiveNiceness14
      @LiveNiceness14 Před 4 lety +32

      You too huh?

    • @hectorgarcia396
      @hectorgarcia396 Před 4 lety +26

      Lol I think it took 100 hits to kill the wampas

    • @oceans5253
      @oceans5253 Před 4 lety +18

      Adam Taves I think that’s what made it so good and made it a next gen experience and it was authentic Star Wars ish

    • @Adam-bq6ic
      @Adam-bq6ic Před 4 lety +9

      michael pandolfi well I was six so

  • @AnimeFan-mm6si
    @AnimeFan-mm6si Před 7 lety +2280

    This game had a weird horror aspect to it in my opinion. Fun but strangely terrifying lol

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 7 lety +236

      I'd have to agree. Stage 8 definitely scarred me as a child. Those dianoga's are terrifying.

    • @baljeyuca5598
      @baljeyuca5598 Před 6 lety +151

      I find the soundtrack scary

    • @wazzobazzo
      @wazzobazzo Před 6 lety +103

      Definitely. Low-res monsters in creepy looking levels. The unbelievably shitty controls (well on PC anyway but they look just as bad here) played a part too. "Oh lookie a huge scary looking robot. No worries I'll kill it with my guns. Oh wait my aim is fucked? Jumping and running is fucked? Basically tank controls to turn around? Oh...gulp!"

    • @emilybrannon5799
      @emilybrannon5799 Před 6 lety +9

      AnimeFan0017 I have the game and I’m not that scared

    • @matthewfrechin1484
      @matthewfrechin1484 Před 5 lety +36

      really? I never got the horror vibe but i can see how you could. I was like 14 when I first played this haha. I just remember being frustrated as fuck because it was hard.

  • @Baja383
    @Baja383 Před 3 lety +464

    What a gem. One of the best star wars games ever made.

    • @davehenderson6896
      @davehenderson6896 Před 2 lety +5

      For me Starwars Republic Commando's and Starwars Empire at War were the best games.

    • @leowribeiro
      @leowribeiro Před 2 lety +11

      Forgive me but you're both wrong, clearly the best star wars games ever are Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 1 and 2 even though Star Wars: Republic Commando is awesome.

    • @davehenderson6896
      @davehenderson6896 Před 2 lety +3

      @@leowribeiro Well i think those are all good.

    • @HeretixAevum
      @HeretixAevum Před 2 lety +8

      Ehh, as much as this is a nostalgic childhood game for me, I'd be hard pressed to describe it as a gem. It's pretty damn flawed.
      I think for Star Wars games that are basically in the same vein as this, the Jedi Knight series were better.

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI Před rokem +6

      It's incredibly immersive and I loved every minute of it

  • @brandon23471
    @brandon23471 Před 3 lety +328

    The actual licensed music in this game was a phenomenal addition.

    • @Longlostpuss
      @Longlostpuss Před rokem +10

      Albeit at an incredibly low bitrate.
      Sounds awful, but in the context of a cartridge's capacity, they did well I suppose.

    • @JimmyDoresHairDye
      @JimmyDoresHairDye Před rokem +19

      @@Longlostpuss This game came out while the SNES was still a viable console.
      The music was incredible compared to what we were used to.

    • @Longlostpuss
      @Longlostpuss Před rokem +1

      @@JimmyDoresHairDye The SNES was still viable how by then? If you were still living in the early 90's maybe.
      I'd already moved on to the Saturn before this game came out and was only really dabbling in N64 stuff, the SNES was clearly at the end of its shelf life by then.
      Anyway as far as my original comment was concerned, I was referring to the sound QUALITY, not the music arrangement and reproduction, I specifically said the BITRATE.

    • @Cestariarts
      @Cestariarts Před rokem +8

      No Star Wars game should NOT have original score. It's what makes it shine the most.

    • @derekbrotherton3462
      @derekbrotherton3462 Před rokem +1

      I mean, kinda hard to not get the music since it was made by Lucas Arts

  • @Saddles_N_Sauvignon
    @Saddles_N_Sauvignon Před 7 lety +1945

    Dude I used to get scared shitless on some of these levels 😩

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 7 lety +135

      I know right? So spooky for a star wars game :D

    • @cameronsams9183
      @cameronsams9183 Před 6 lety +124

      Sydney Beique I was scare on the assinated droid part and those snow monsters

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 6 lety +108

      The snow monster scared the hell out of me too!

    • @LMaeCook
      @LMaeCook Před 6 lety +55

      Those wampas were the worst! I would watch my brother play because I was no good. I would sit there scared!

    • @brettsiebenhaar235
      @brettsiebenhaar235 Před 6 lety +159

      That damn sewer level!!!

  • @TheFoxEssence
    @TheFoxEssence Před 2 lety +124

    This game was definitely a Star Wars horror. The Wampas, Snow Troopers, The Music, The Loader Droid, Boba Fett, Slave 1, Sarlaacs, The sewers, dianoga, and story were all scary as a kid. Almost as scary as RE:2.

    • @benstiemsma
      @benstiemsma Před 6 měsíci +12

      Can't forget IG-88 🤖

    • @TheFoxEssence
      @TheFoxEssence Před 5 měsíci +8

      @@benstiemsma IG-88 was the stuff of nightmares as a kid ❤️

    • @Ash21
      @Ash21 Před 5 měsíci +2

      funny you mention RE2, Just found out you can play with locked camera angles, much like the original RE games.

    • @jacobjaramillo3192
      @jacobjaramillo3192 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Those wampas scared the shit out of me as a kid. Kinda reminds me of the terror experiencing my first deathclaw in fallout.

    • @arctic3038
      @arctic3038 Před 2 měsíci +1

      The at in the hangar scared me as a kid and when I watched this video llol

  • @jackshenanigans7904
    @jackshenanigans7904 Před 3 lety +142

    The Sewers were absolutely terrifying.

    • @robertjc4195
      @robertjc4195 Před 2 lety +6

      Very lol

    • @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus
      @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus Před 2 lety +14

      It was the level that stopped 6 year old me in my tracks lol

    • @therowgawd
      @therowgawd Před 2 lety +7

      All in the nasty water with a jet pack smh

    • @robertjc4195
      @robertjc4195 Před 2 lety +1

      @@therowgawd nasty stuff man

    • @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus
      @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus Před 2 lety +3

      @@therowgawd I took my memory card and cartridge to my uncles dorm room on a visit and he beat it all while conversing with everyone lol

  • @ScheffCity
    @ScheffCity Před rokem +57

    I feel so unbelievably validated reading about how other people experienced real fear and anxiety when playing this game.
    The atmosphere was SO good but soo unsettling! The music was intense and would overtake your emotions. And the sound design?! My goodness. 10/10, I loved this game

    • @josh__3702
      @josh__3702 Před 6 měsíci +1

      EXACTLY how I feel!

    • @177SCmaro
      @177SCmaro Před měsícem

      Especially the sewer level. damn.

  • @RevolutioZ
    @RevolutioZ Před 5 lety +343

    I used to rent this game in the 90's from the local candy store whatever you call it. And Boba Fett always killed me. I can even remember the smell from that shop. The N64-games will always have a special place in my heart.

    • @rubenrodriguez5020
      @rubenrodriguez5020 Před 3 lety +3

      I loved that game

    • @slippinjimmy6511
      @slippinjimmy6511 Před 3 lety +9

      I hear you man. I still have my Nintendo 64 along with this game. The 90’s were great.

    • @timmy3441
      @timmy3441 Před 3 lety +4

      There was just something so magical about going to the local video rental store after school and picking out a game to rent for the next couple days. Then getting home and firing up the game to find some random save file from the previous person who rented it, and deciding whether you wanted to delete their file or try playing it out of sheer curiosity.
      Games from that era were so hit-or-miss too, you'd either stumble across some great gem or something that played and controlled super janky. It was kind of an experimental time in game development, where devs were still trying to work out how to make games work in 3D.

    • @naturetv7275
      @naturetv7275 Před 3 lety +3

      Ah the old blockbuster days

    • @markiahendrix60
      @markiahendrix60 Před 2 lety +1

      I also can remember the smell of the place that rented out movies and games. Even after all this time. 'Tom's Tapes' it was called.

  • @mudmudandkip
    @mudmudandkip Před 7 lety +728

    The music in this game was so good.

    • @nintendorakyamato1859
      @nintendorakyamato1859 Před 6 lety +28

      Yeah.
      They compressed the original instrumental music

    • @1zeldalover
      @1zeldalover Před 5 lety +9

      Josh Coughenour Hoth here was the best

    • @Katana2097
      @Katana2097 Před 5 lety +15

      Well yeah, it's Star Wars.

    • @BaronVonYolo
      @BaronVonYolo Před 5 lety +7

      Joel Mcknealy did a fine job!

    • @dede9806
      @dede9806 Před 5 lety +5

      Yes..
      And i really love the Music from Xizor's stage... can't remember that segment's name. Xizor's palace i think.

  • @EphReinhard
    @EphReinhard Před 3 lety +344

    You could feel the cold, and the fear of death in this game. The atmosphere definitely had that strange feeling you get from unusual settings, the stench of death is there, that sense of being in some toxic barren wasteland filled with deadly occupants... This game captured horror without even aiming for it.

    • @jfiffl7
      @jfiffl7 Před 2 lety +30

      Been stuck in that fucking sewer with a dark screen tv for a while too were ya

    • @IcyWisdom
      @IcyWisdom Před 2 lety +6

      brings back good memories for me the fear of being scared not the old-timer's flashback to Nam but the kind where I put my blaster up after this game and went retired to Coruscant.

    • @xXxRavenHillxXx
      @xXxRavenHillxXx Před 2 lety +13

      I'm still scared of the Wompas...aka Yeti

    • @jeanbob1481
      @jeanbob1481 Před 2 lety +9

      I had this game as a kid and makes no mistakes it was the scariest game I played.
      Not even intentionally an horror game lol.
      The original White Day was scary as fuck too back when there was not many games out there.

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI Před rokem +7

      Best comment about this game. Whatever else it was, it just had such a total atmosphere to it.

  • @irkedcs
    @irkedcs Před rokem +123

    I never realized growing up how this guy was truly a GIGACHAD version of Han Solo

    • @ShaneAlan1
      @ShaneAlan1 Před 5 měsíci +14

      Miss the days when the word GigaChad didn't exist

    • @user-yt4we2oj6t
      @user-yt4we2oj6t Před 4 měsíci

      🧔‍♂️

    • @dprgrmmd
      @dprgrmmd Před 2 měsíci +15

      ​@@ShaneAlan1miss the days when ppl werent such losers getting worked up by a word. Grow a pair

    • @rootbeer_666
      @rootbeer_666 Před měsícem +1

      I always assumed most of what Dash Rendar ever said was bullshit and this story, told through his “perspective”, was a tall tale

    • @davisbowe8668
      @davisbowe8668 Před 2 dny

      Dude was able to defeat an AT-ST with a blaster, IG-88, Boba Fett, and a giant Diagnoga. Han Solo wishes he had such a resume.

  • @wedgeantilles4712
    @wedgeantilles4712 Před 6 lety +381

    Dash... The only guy that has managed to defeat an AT-ST with a DL-44 blaster.

    • @dede9806
      @dede9806 Před 5 lety +12

      He would have defeated it a just a crowbar...
      But melee weapons weren't ok with Nintendo and Lucas Art unless it would immediately cook the damaged tissues and prevent any red organic plasma to manifest itself to purposely traumatize kids about how living creatures...
      ..continue to live.

    • @n11ono59
      @n11ono59 Před 4 lety

      😂😂😂😂

    • @robotbjorn4952
      @robotbjorn4952 Před 4 lety +10

      Psssssh! I've seen teddy bears take 'em out with logs!

    • @darryldean7250
      @darryldean7250 Před 4 lety

      @@dede9806 lol preach!

    • @Jack_80
      @Jack_80 Před 3 lety +1

      @@robotbjorn4952 lol yeah that was by far the corniest part of the original trilogy.

  • @Jedi_Luke
    @Jedi_Luke Před 5 lety +205

    Man if there was ever a game that needed a ground up graphics remake. I'd be all over it.

    • @Last_Flying_Grayson
      @Last_Flying_Grayson Před 3 lety +22

      Yeah this game definetely could get a remake with the same quality of Jedi Fallen Order and would be awesome

    • @robertjc4195
      @robertjc4195 Před 2 lety +7

      I’d spend all my money on it

    • @brendandoyle7508
      @brendandoyle7508 Před 2 lety +5

      Yes because there is no fucking way I can play it in this condition, I can't stand the 64 graphics anymore. It's so painful to my eyes

    • @Jedi_Luke
      @Jedi_Luke Před 2 lety +3

      @@brendandoyle7508 Definitely. I loved this game back in the day, especially the original trilogy soundtrack. This game did not age well tho.

    • @mr.kumar1
      @mr.kumar1 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Only thing is it wouldn't be the same game without those graphics

  • @2154_
    @2154_ Před rokem +21

    Im so glad I found this. My father showed this to me as one of my very first few games. This game was insanely difficult as a child. I miss you Ryan

  • @Steve_P_B
    @Steve_P_B Před 2 lety +167

    This game deserves a lot more credit than the critics gave it back in the day. Still holds up as a very enjoyable game with excellent quality play

  • @mucrack23
    @mucrack23 Před 4 lety +224

    The little scream the storm troopers would do when they fall off an edge always has me dying! Really loved this game as a youngster!

  • @chvishal
    @chvishal Před 5 lety +322

    This game managed to get subtle horror right somehow.

    • @WarReport.
      @WarReport. Před 4 lety +27

      The sounds, sometimes you heard things before you could see them.

    • @SirPlainview
      @SirPlainview Před 4 lety +11

      vishal chan IG-88 says hi

    • @wendyvinshlikapoltz8211
      @wendyvinshlikapoltz8211 Před 4 lety +10

      M Williams I think there’s something unnerving about low res non human enemies with unnatural movements and then like you said strange noises on top of that, yeah kinda creepy

    • @RetrocadePodcast
      @RetrocadePodcast Před 4 lety +18

      IG-88 was terrifying...you hear his noises but where tf was he?! BAM shoots you dead

    • @EmeraldZion
      @EmeraldZion Před 4 lety

      Wendy Vinshlikapoltz I think you nailed it on the head with that description

  • @ferx2105
    @ferx2105 Před 3 lety +84

    Loved this game as kid, I used to repeat the battle of hoth for hours, definetly one of the best star wars games ever (also you battled against IG-88 and Boba fett)

  • @darkgoodness2108
    @darkgoodness2108 Před 2 lety +10

    I had a friend who had muscular dystrophy - Unfortunately he died in 2001, but Shadows of the Empire was one out of a few games we would play together round his house in 1997, “level or life” style, in the living room in front of a big CRT TV.
    I just used to play DOS games or obscure Apple Mac games as a kid, and missed out on the consoles, so the N64 as my first console experience blew my mind. Even awful games like this were fun - Though we only got as far as the Bobba Fett level with the jetpack. We cheered when we finally beat Bobba Fett after many attempts of getting to him through the canyon level, and fighting him, thinking “Ay, we did it! High fi-” then froze with horror as he reappeared in Slave I. His ship kicked both our butts, using up the last of our lives. :)
    His brother got further in the game than we did, and we loaded up his save file - That horrible speed biker section was impossible, and we spent hours getting lost in that sewer level…
    24 years later and I decided to give Shadows of the Empire a proper playthrough. I sometimes feel nostalgic and give the better N64 games a replay with Project 64, but the SotE ROM file never worked right in the emulator and flickered. I've only now bothered to look up a fix for it. Today I beat it for the first time - Adult me has little patience for '90s gaming shenanigans, so I been using this vid to find out where Slave I's hitbox actually is, among other things. :P
    I'm guessing this game sold well back in the day 'cause “Yay, Star Wars!” - The Battle of Hoth start was great, but the rest of the game wasn't, even for back then. I now know it probably was because its development was rushed - Something even many modern titles suffer from.
    SotE is actually a lot shorter than I was expecting it to be - Its length comes from its horrible level design and difficulty, then having to reply levels over and over again to “learn” their pitfalls. I guess you'd have got value for money back then, but it wasn't a satisfying gaming experience, when other games released alongside it were a lot better (Mario 64 being one of them).
    Fortunately for me and my friend back in the '90s, there was Rogue Squadron afterwards, which played like SotE's Hoth level, but better - We had much more fun with that one. :)

  • @ELcoyote576
    @ELcoyote576 Před 6 lety +541

    The N64 will hold a special place in my memories. I remember getting the best gift from my dad Christmas of 1997. I received Goldeneye, Mario Kart, Yoshi Story and Shadows Of The Empire. Seeing this walkthrough reminded me of what is missing from games today...Plain Fun.

    • @rafaelkoch7526
      @rafaelkoch7526 Před 6 lety +9

      Prisoner 088 I had all those games, loved them all

    • @theslicefactor5326
      @theslicefactor5326 Před 6 lety +21

      I really miss the charm of oldschool graphics like on the N64. Modern games are great but none has captured the feel of those old classics :(

    • @camioncarson2089
      @camioncarson2089 Před 6 lety +27

      Yeah these lil fortnite kids will never understand.

    • @mobetterent.gamerzunited2529
      @mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 Před 6 lety +7

      PlayStation 4 still keeps games like this alive today so get y'all ps4

    • @MohammadAliKhalil
      @MohammadAliKhalil Před 5 lety +2

      Prisoner 088 wow so lucky

  • @addylupe5997
    @addylupe5997 Před 5 lety +289

    Something about IG88 was kinda scary back when I played this as a 10 year old. The music, the sound of him moving and clanking ominously and his relentless chasing. Then it just got frustrating.

  • @Kragatar
    @Kragatar Před 6 měsíci +18

    The junkyard train is one of my all time favorite game levels. The intense music and intimidating train sounds got your heart pumping, and the brown fog captures the feeling of being in a polluted toxic garbage dump. And then it ends with the awesomely terrifying IG-88 fight.

    • @Sarke2
      @Sarke2 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Agree every word with you, this one and Gall spaceport are my favorites

    • @RaymundoAlonso
      @RaymundoAlonso Před 5 měsíci +1

      Agree with both of you. This game made me have fear to deep water zones because of sewers level

    • @lesgarrett9325
      @lesgarrett9325 Před 2 měsíci

      Agree with all three of you. This game is a gemstone

  • @Aussieroth7
    @Aussieroth7 Před 3 lety +275

    ... There was no point to cut this out of canon. It's such a perfect story.

    • @Darth_Xionn
      @Darth_Xionn Před 2 lety +9

      @@nuiun0495 It doesn't contradict canon.

    • @zackhartley4718
      @zackhartley4718 Před 2 lety +1

      True

    • @PatternLand
      @PatternLand Před 2 lety +1

      Why was it cut?

    • @Darth_Xionn
      @Darth_Xionn Před 2 lety +12

      @@PatternLand Everything prior to 2014 was made non canon when Disney took over, over then the movies and the clone wars.

    • @PatternLand
      @PatternLand Před 2 lety +33

      @@Darth_Xionn but it doesn’t matter what Disney says though nobody should take them seriously unless they’re talking about rogue one or the mandorlorian lol

  • @ziobelle87
    @ziobelle87 Před 5 lety +164

    I was truly afraid to face IG-88 on the garbege planet, I experienced terror in that matter for the first time in my life :-D

    • @mybudgetchannel9858
      @mybudgetchannel9858 Před 4 lety +8

      Everyone

    • @vinceunknown1935
      @vinceunknown1935 Před 4 lety +6

      He was funny to me. he sounded like a robotic Turkey "Gobble gobble gobble"

    • @MELL09494
      @MELL09494 Před 4 lety +11

      OMG YES!!! I'm having so many flashbacks! I'm going to end up watching this all right now!!! I hated the train part where you would jump back and forth!! Ugh!!

    • @Nightmare89
      @Nightmare89 Před 4 lety +4

      Imagine IG-11 in The Mandalorian with all these scary fx.

    • @ziobelle87
      @ziobelle87 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Nightmare89 definitely NOT for kids😅

  • @bigwhopper6501
    @bigwhopper6501 Před 6 lety +141

    I love the dark moody vibe this game had

    • @gi4nni_goodlife794
      @gi4nni_goodlife794 Před 5 lety +9

      bigwhopper6501 it had a weird scary vibe, many of the levels scared me as a youngster

  • @imperatorsteve
    @imperatorsteve Před rokem +13

    I can not believe how much I had missed this game!
    My best mate and myself would spend hours laying on mums bed playing the N64.
    The 90' were the best decade

  • @likeclockwork64butbetter58
    @likeclockwork64butbetter58 Před 3 lety +25

    This is a ridiculously innovative game for its time.

  • @nothingforgrantedPS23
    @nothingforgrantedPS23 Před 4 lety +38

    I remember this was at the local grocery store and we rented it so many times my Mom went out and just bought it!
    Thanks Ma. Wish I still had it.

  • @John-yh7mr
    @John-yh7mr Před 4 lety +78

    Man what I wouldn’t give to be a kid again just playing this all day.... the memories

  • @belafontelife9781
    @belafontelife9781 Před 3 lety +11

    This game was actually what got me into Star Wars as a kid.

    • @13984980
      @13984980 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Right on for me it started with Star Wars Pod Racer and then Rogue Squadron and then this became my third Star Wars game. Ahh the Nostalgia Man, being a kid in the late 90’s and early 2000’s was magical

  • @jelopezandthegrips
    @jelopezandthegrips Před 3 lety +29

    It is crazy cool to find this on here. What memories...lol its wild reading the comments and realizing all these years later that there were so many shared experiences for all of us...haha!

  • @erics5357
    @erics5357 Před 6 lety +322

    I remember thinking this was the pinnacle of graphical power. I remember thinking how this looked just like the movies especially the battle of Hoth... Jesus I was wrong.

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 6 lety +43

      Graphics age like milk. You can release a cutting edge game, and in 2 years it'll be an outdated mess. Surprising how fast that process goes!

    • @anthonyward2433
      @anthonyward2433 Před 6 lety +21

      this is the pinnacle of graphics, i dont consider any newer games better just because they have a higher polygon count but are boring as shit to play and still dont look decent even with the "better" graphics.

    • @ForeverwolfFitness
      @ForeverwolfFitness Před 6 lety +9

      I know what you mean. When I got a Dreamcast and had virtua tennis and nba, to me it looked so real. Like real life. How could it get better?!
      Yet now it looks crap. Strange how we perceive something to look real when it doesn’t.

    • @mobetterent.gamerzunited2529
      @mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 Před 6 lety

      No shut y'all think after years it's still gonna look the same come on now

    • @NKey-fy7zi
      @NKey-fy7zi Před 5 lety +1

      Same. I remember this game was so cutting edge. Graphics had peaked. Couldn't possibly get any better. Lol

  • @MatthiaGryffine
    @MatthiaGryffine Před 5 lety +71

    The train level was always my favourite because of the music

    • @WantonMyth
      @WantonMyth Před 3 lety +3

      Yesss. And the sound effects sent it next level

  • @jimjam51075
    @jimjam51075 Před 2 lety +18

    When a video game felt more like Star Wars than anything we've seen since 2015...

  • @whiqeddik7615
    @whiqeddik7615 Před rokem +7

    God! 30 years later and this game still gives me a razzle worth dazzling. Love the detail and passion poured into this.

  • @Breadhead21
    @Breadhead21 Před 6 lety +635

    They need to remaster this game so bad

    • @soullessSiIence
      @soullessSiIence Před 6 lety +38

      The game was coded by a group of chimpanzees, so no. It better stays as a cult classic.

    • @ShaneMakesMovies
      @ShaneMakesMovies Před 5 lety +15

      Hell yeah! It would be so great to see this game with modern visuals and gameplay

    • @apostlebeats5975
      @apostlebeats5975 Před 5 lety +4

      @@dxn2000 I hate that i clicked on this with excitement lol

    • @Popeslash
      @Popeslash Před 5 lety +45

      A pile of trash called Disney owns the rights now and they like to ruin everything they touch.

    • @dede9806
      @dede9806 Před 5 lety +12

      Evil Yoda
      Said like that, it oddly sounds like an old pervert trying to lure an innocent kid with candies...
      wait... DID I JUST PERFECTLY DESCRIBED DISNEY IN ONE SENTENCE ??

  • @tercelfish00
    @tercelfish00 Před 5 lety +14

    The music and sound quality was a revelation to me when I first played this. Absolutely stunning quality for it's time. Set the mood and drew me in.

  • @michaelwr80
    @michaelwr80 Před 3 lety +16

    One of the best early Star Wars games. The music was on point and made the action that much better!!!

  • @AGoodVibe
    @AGoodVibe Před 3 lety +10

    When I was a kid, Gall Spaceport (level 5, I think?) was the pinnacle of gaming difficulty for me. The damn level took like an hour, and Boba Fett was impossible. What a game.

  • @godchewbacca9063
    @godchewbacca9063 Před 5 lety +81

    I remember this game being terrifying.

  • @themudbloodjedi8390
    @themudbloodjedi8390 Před 5 lety +22

    My favorite thing to do was make stormtroopers fall of cliff's. "AAaaahhhhh..."

  • @MelancoliaI
    @MelancoliaI Před rokem +3

    It was pretty rewarding to beat this game the second time and realize that Dash actually made it out alive.
    With that said, I loved every second playing this awesome game. It had variety and tons of atmosphere, and it really immersed you into the Star Wars universe. Best Star Wars game in my mind alongside the supreme masterpiece: Knights of the Old Republic

  • @stuartglez6307
    @stuartglez6307 Před 2 lety +5

    It has been more than 20 years since I have played this game for the first time, and this video made me remember every single emotion I experienced. The troopers falling screams always made me laugh so hard.

  • @larrylaffer8671
    @larrylaffer8671 Před 6 lety +134

    Level 1 is rightly celebrated, but level 5 - where you get to cruise through that giant canyon supported by a jet pack - is the one that really blew my mind.

    • @mybudgetchannel9858
      @mybudgetchannel9858 Před 4 lety +7

      My favorite one

    • @zacharyhicks6237
      @zacharyhicks6237 Před 4 lety +4

      That's the one that my dad could never complete. Gall Spaceport. I don't know how he managed to beat IG-88.

    • @smilenowsmileforever4226
      @smilenowsmileforever4226 Před 4 lety +3

      I beat the whole game when I was like 10

    • @TheFlamingPike
      @TheFlamingPike Před 4 lety +1

      @@smilenowsmileforever4226 With the WAMPASTOMPA cheat yes? :P

    • @Adonis8989
      @Adonis8989 Před 3 lety

      @@TheFlamingPike I beat the game also when I was 10 or 11, I didn’t figure out about that cheat till after I beat the game.

  • @Nightmare89
    @Nightmare89 Před 6 lety +491

    Solo? Nah, Dash Rendar: A Star Wars Story.

    • @jeremymozlin
      @jeremymozlin Před 5 lety +50

      I always thought Shadows of the Empire was a compelling read. Would have made a great Star Wars movie.

    • @rezbarchetta
      @rezbarchetta Před 5 lety +22

      I loved Solo... But agree this has to be the next made into a movie!

    • @isaned
      @isaned Před 5 lety +10

      I really thought Dash was who Woody Harleson's character was going to be in Solo. Such a missed opportunity, but they probably didn't want to pay the author or Shadows of the Empire for the rights to his character.

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 Před 5 lety +17

      we need a Dash Rendar movie

    • @BiggerThenKingKong
      @BiggerThenKingKong Před 5 lety +15

      I bet that movie would have done way better than Solo for sure. Dash was a cool character.

  • @artificialsoulinjection
    @artificialsoulinjection Před rokem +5

    Oh man, watching this in 2023 was incredible. It's been well over 20 years since I last played this. Was pretty young too, don't remember my exact age (Maybe 6-8 years old?), but wow...this just oozes nostalgia for me around every corner. Normally when I go looking at games I played way back in the day I usually find gaps in my memory, but not with this one. Every room brings with it that sense of deja vu. I guess it makes sense since it was one of my first games ever, but just didn't expect the amount of serotonin I just got.

  • @jamesrfb
    @jamesrfb Před 10 měsíci +4

    I have such good memories of playing this, Goldeneye, and Super Mario Kart at my cousins’ home over Thanksgiving and Christmas: thank you so much for sharing.

  • @icu_corey_rn_903
    @icu_corey_rn_903 Před 6 lety +217

    thew wompas used to scare me as a kid so bad 😂

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 6 lety +6

      Same! because they have so much health and they hurt so much aswell xD

    • @nothingforgrantedPS23
      @nothingforgrantedPS23 Před 6 lety +5

      The sound they make was enough to send me running!

    • @composercode
      @composercode Před 6 lety +15

      Something about the way they walked so slow and never stopped following you, even when you ran meters away. *shudder*

    • @Brawlio13
      @Brawlio13 Před 6 lety +1

      Matt Kenyon that's what scared me, I played the game over 10 years ago, and I just recently watched star wars for the first time, like episode 1-6. Before I saw episode 1-6 I saw star wars the clone wars a few years back in around 2008, I guess 10 years ago as well. Guess I played this game when I was 5. Anyways, I remember being across map and having one of the slow guys catch up, that feeling you thought you were safe as a kid when really something was chasing you the whole time... that scared me.
      Edit: THEY'RE BRINGING THE CLONE WARS BACK!!!!!

  • @acoen4411
    @acoen4411 Před 7 lety +101

    The trip down nostalgia lane is fantastic. Thanks for uploading a game i had almost completely forgotten

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 7 lety +3

      Comments like these make it all worth it :) Glad you enjoyed the video!

    • @MichaelFury
      @MichaelFury Před 6 lety

      Yep. I just thought of this game for the first time since I played it when it came out. Just cracked a cream soda, sit back and relive it!

    • @Yuna69able
      @Yuna69able Před 6 lety +2

      agreed..... great game and memories

  • @viviennestardust
    @viviennestardust Před 10 měsíci +4

    I randomly remembered this game a few days ago… and decided to watch a play through since I don’t have a Nintendo 64 anymore.
    It’s definitely interesting comparing the actual game to what I remember. When I played this, I was quite young, and for some reason really good at the junkyard level boss fight. But little me was scared of the sound the robot would make…. So I always had the sound down for that part! XD
    Anyway, really nostalgic, this game was really so much fun!!

  • @nathanbaldwin5782
    @nathanbaldwin5782 Před 2 lety +19

    This game is so nostalgic to me. I remember being a kid and playing the whole game, but when it came to the gladiator boss fight I was so scared of that thing especially when it was just the head. I'd call my dad over to beat it for me. He knew a glitch spot where it couldn't get to you

    • @ASCUMBAGWh0re
      @ASCUMBAGWh0re Před rokem

      Good for you NATHANTHIALTH but quit saying "ohh nostalgia" all the time. Im getting sick of it and it's gonna f kn stop!👇🏽NOW!!

  • @Gstang05
    @Gstang05 Před 5 lety +57

    I remember this game being so hard. Not even sure I made it far enough to get the jet pack. The music is amazing!

  • @Truesyn
    @Truesyn Před 5 lety +132

    Where are the loot boxes? Where are the Games as a service? Where are the microtransactions? Where does this get off being a complete game right out of the box?
    [Sigh] I miss the good 'ole days of gaming.

    • @TheNocturnal1
      @TheNocturnal1 Před 5 lety +5

      Truesyn nowadays it's about "longevity of the game itself instead of a limited amount of hours" and pleasing their investors that always raise the profit expectation bar.

    • @crusf
      @crusf Před 4 lety +5

      Jedi Fallen Order???

    • @IkarusKommt
      @IkarusKommt Před 3 lety

      I'll take microtransactions over the games for $100 per copy with no option to download or pirate them.

  • @thejamaicanpolak3988
    @thejamaicanpolak3988 Před 2 lety +3

    This game always had a creepy feeling when I was a kid. Still loved it though thanks for uploading this.

  • @notthatdigusted7468
    @notthatdigusted7468 Před 3 lety +3

    The jetpack levels were always my favorite levels. It was so fun just to fly around and see how far the jetpack would fly before running out of fuel indicated by the jetpack percentage you see on-screen :)

  • @waltermanzare2313
    @waltermanzare2313 Před 5 lety +28

    this is indeed a classic of nintendo golden era quite posible the best star wars game till today.

  • @DesumetaruLiadz666
    @DesumetaruLiadz666 Před 4 lety +58

    I am literally choking out tears, what a simple time it was when i played this game, good old days are all over.

    • @markwatson3248
      @markwatson3248 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah it was fun playing this game as a kid, but there's lots of new fun games nowadays to play too :)

    • @qbubbaq
      @qbubbaq Před 4 lety +5

      I Remember getting the The N64 that came with Shadows of the Empire for xmas. good times

  • @fearlesscheshirecat1411
    @fearlesscheshirecat1411 Před 2 lety +4

    The music and the weird artwork cutscenes always made this game feel SUPER creepy and scary as a kid.

  • @mikereyes2488
    @mikereyes2488 Před 4 lety +29

    My very first Nintendo 64 game, Ah the endless nights playing this back in middle school 😊👍

  • @NotSoLucidGaming
    @NotSoLucidGaming Před 4 lety +26

    This brings back happiness of my childhood lol. But let’s be honest, that sewer level scared the shit out of us back in the day

  • @jessicacorrea1647
    @jessicacorrea1647 Před 3 lety +10

    Este juego era de mis favoritos cuando era una niña y lo jugaba con mi hermano :') aún conservo el cartucho. Que tiempos...

  • @invisiblefiddle1645
    @invisiblefiddle1645 Před 2 lety +7

    The sewers boss was the scariest thing in this game when I was 8 years old and ig88 was pretty scary also.
    Gall spaceport level and Boba fett was my favorite!

  • @worldsgreatestdetective926
    @worldsgreatestdetective926 Před 5 lety +20

    Best Star Wars game ever. I struggled on the junkyard level with the moving trains and IG-88 boss fight, I was about 10 or 11 yrs old. Great memories

  • @trumble7766
    @trumble7766 Před 6 lety +57

    I remember being little and my older brother renting this when it first came out. He got all the way to the end but couldn't beat it before we had to take it back. I remember being scared shitless by the sewers and the eyestalk monsters in there. Good memories...

    • @N64Archive
      @N64Archive  Před 6 lety +7

      Likewise. My brother owned the game but he let me play it. I could never get past level 8 because the monsters freaked me out too much. This recording is actually my second time ever beating the game!

    • @ferrentepistach8657
      @ferrentepistach8657 Před 5 lety +1

      I would watch my older brother play this as well. It was a horror side to starwars for sure

  • @LiveLEE
    @LiveLEE Před 2 lety +1

    Here I am at 31 years old, watching through every star wars movie with my son. I told him of a video game I use to play years ago around his age, told his there was a part where you were under water fighting this terrifying octopus thing with a jet pack on. Then I ask myself how I had a jet pack under water... then I ask myself if it was a real game or a dream I had..... then I decided to look up the game. Now me and my son are both watching in pure amazement. With every minute that passes I remember the game in all its detail... I'm old, I've lived a great life.

  • @mattbaker7305
    @mattbaker7305 Před 2 lety +2

    This has been fun to watch. Reminds me of watching a friend play it and you both feel so tense you just sit in silence, anxious, because you just got the furthest you've ever been.

  • @stpierreorama
    @stpierreorama Před 6 lety +87

    The level with the under water alien spider things was terrifying. This whole game was pretty dark and edgy.

    • @BlyUehara37
      @BlyUehara37 Před 5 lety +5

      Nah the game is cool 100% Star Wars

    • @htown513
      @htown513 Před 3 lety +3

      So true! That underwater thing I still remember 20+ years later

    • @Korvxx
      @Korvxx Před 2 lety +1

      I had nightmare of the sewers... Remember dying alot on that level (every level ofc was hard AF lol, but sewers scary af)

  • @reeferbrownie4220
    @reeferbrownie4220 Před 4 lety +45

    This brings me such nostalgia and chills down my spine, I remember playing this on my brothers n64 when I was 5 years old. All the sound effects and music hits me hard.

    • @Witch_of_Gains
      @Witch_of_Gains Před 2 lety +4

      Good God... This right here my man.. I used to sit next to my older brother as he played. Some sweet pan and a glass of milk on a Saturday morning as I watch him play, feeling like I was watching the movies. Sheeeesh..

    • @hinglemccringleberry9389
      @hinglemccringleberry9389 Před rokem +1

      same. I think we're the same age too. born in 91, this would make us 5 years old since it came out in 96

    • @reeferbrownie4220
      @reeferbrownie4220 Před rokem

      @@hinglemccringleberry9389 ahh nah man, my brother played this game in early 2000s. I as born 99

    • @FragRev
      @FragRev Před rokem +1

      @@hinglemccringleberry9389 I was born in 91 and used to watch my older brother and his friend play this. It seriously hit me with tons of nostalgia watching this. Good memories!

    • @hinglemccringleberry9389
      @hinglemccringleberry9389 Před rokem +1

      @@FragRev yeah dude.
      The sewer level gave me my first dose of
      thalassophobia.
      That shit gave me nightmares

  • @themarcosoma
    @themarcosoma Před 6 dny +1

    No cringy comments, and direct to game play. We need more people like you, this game was hard af as a child, good memories.

  • @kurochi4768
    @kurochi4768 Před 2 lety +13

    I was around 4 years old when I played this game. My little brother and I would fight over the N64, when we lived with our grandparents.
    I remember the Gall Spaceport mission which was somehow unforgettable to me, but I kept talking down the canyon and dying so I never got past it. I remember just how creepy this game made me feel, even when it wasn't meant to be that way.
    I'm 23 now, and seeing this is on Steam, I'm looking to buy it and finally finish it.

    • @HolySisu
      @HolySisu Před 2 lety +1

      Brandon I shit you not the same damn thing happened to me, i could never forget that mission or the enemies and the music😳😂

    • @lalu613
      @lalu613 Před 2 lety

      This is on steam !!!!??? Thank you 😄

  • @Greasyheels
    @Greasyheels Před 4 lety +40

    I remember watching my dad play this game when I was a kid. The second level he would let the wampas out and then speed run through the level while I had a mini heart attack. This game is what Starwars needs to be now scary yet thrilling.

    • @thewardenofoz3324
      @thewardenofoz3324 Před 2 lety +3

      I saw the name first. Then the avatar did not disappoint.
      "OW MY EARS!"

  • @tacofingerz7247
    @tacofingerz7247 Před 5 lety +57

    Daaamn! I completely forgot about this game, I used to spend hours and hours playing it. It sure was one of the hardest, frustating and yet, fun game I've ever played.

  • @88Freefall
    @88Freefall Před 2 lety

    One of my favorite games of all time!! Thank you so much for this!!

  • @mrsansty
    @mrsansty Před 3 lety +7

    I had this game growing up. Good times!

  • @kyle857
    @kyle857 Před 6 lety +37

    This is one of my favorite N64 games.

  • @anthonypalermo6385
    @anthonypalermo6385 Před 4 lety +17

    Glad to know I wasnt the only one scared by some of these levels as a kid lol. Especially the octopus in the sewer one. I think it gave me PTSD because I am now scared af of any body of water.

  • @bricksteele7806
    @bricksteele7806 Před 3 lety +9

    So many memories of this game. It’d be cool to see Dash appear in the new film/shows.

  • @Gencturk92
    @Gencturk92 Před 3 lety +2

    i wish i could go back to these days again, back when we had VHS films, nintendo 64 and ps2...no iphones, social networking sites or whatsapp

  • @FaderFlosser
    @FaderFlosser Před 6 lety +360

    This was the best star wars game ever

    • @turtlevader
      @turtlevader Před 6 lety +22

      Best set during the original saga. KOTOR is just above this one.

    • @jkthedudeman
      @jkthedudeman Před 6 lety +23

      I agree. This and Rogue Squadron were the bees knees! They don't make em like they used to.

    • @Bends95
      @Bends95 Před 6 lety +7

      An incredibly underrated game!

    • @Fawkes2574
      @Fawkes2574 Před 6 lety +1

      Rogue Squadron 2 and 3 for the Cube were pretty good too.

    • @Fawkes2574
      @Fawkes2574 Před 6 lety +1

      You're also forgetting about the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game. Now that game was the shit!!

  • @gamersinacontainer
    @gamersinacontainer Před 6 lety +45

    One word: nostalgia

  • @Tizdizwiz
    @Tizdizwiz Před 4 lety +3

    That music is so nostalgic! And that hoth level is still a great memory.

  • @Zeus-tx5rh
    @Zeus-tx5rh Před 24 dny +1

    Man, 90s and 2000s Star Wars games are peak Star Wars. This, the Jedi Knight/Academy series, Rogue Squadron, i could go on and on

  • @pegasusactua2985
    @pegasusactua2985 Před 6 lety +19

    Lot of nostalgic memories of my childhood with this one

  • @Jermster_91
    @Jermster_91 Před 4 lety +35

    If this game was fully remastered, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Good childhood memories of playing with my father.

    • @skewbie99
      @skewbie99 Před 2 lety +2

      Me too execpt it was playing with my father-in-law before he sadly passed. He loved gaming even as a near-retired gent. This and Golden Eye on multi-player mode was hilarious. Good times.

  • @heatison11
    @heatison11 Před 2 lety

    I've just traveled back in time, thank you

  • @demarcohigh247
    @demarcohigh247 Před 3 lety +8

    The weird controls and poor visibility in the sewer was an absolute nightmare. When I was a kid this definitely gave me stress

  • @Backfireoftheworld
    @Backfireoftheworld Před 5 lety +30

    Ahhh the old "brake the speeder as you mash fire" this gamer must be straight out of rogue squadron university

  • @psychosysqo
    @psychosysqo Před 6 lety +23

    Simply amazing truely felt like star wars

  • @diamondkyle812
    @diamondkyle812 Před 3 lety

    I'm so glad someone made this video it's been so long since I've seen this game

  • @thefast1367
    @thefast1367 Před 3 lety

    Never had a chance to play this one. Thanks for posting!

  • @Tupadre971
    @Tupadre971 Před 4 lety +7

    I don’t even know how I got to the sewer level as a little kid

  • @MrCharrrles
    @MrCharrrles Před 4 lety +82

    1999: me playing this game
    2019: me watching some one play this game

  • @nickelmypickle
    @nickelmypickle Před 3 lety

    The music and all the SFX this game was a sleeper and it had some lowkey spooky vibes thanks for uploading!!

  • @protossevolution3361
    @protossevolution3361 Před 3 lety +3

    Never managed to beat the train stage, the jumps were a real nightmare. But I do love this game, at that age, it looked really awesome, and faithful to the SW universe.

  • @coinsagE46m3
    @coinsagE46m3 Před 5 lety +28

    Goddamn, nostalgia city right here!

  • @ZEB0V
    @ZEB0V Před 4 lety +19

    This game is why I read some of the Tales of the Bounty Hunter books.

  • @thecommissioner9497
    @thecommissioner9497 Před 2 lety

    I loved this game! Thank you for sharing!!!

  • @indiana_bones5583
    @indiana_bones5583 Před 3 lety

    I was searching for my childhood online. Glad you found it. Cheers mate.